Thursday, 6 September 2012

Video: Mariel Hemingway on #StopMonsanto film project


In the video, Mariel Hemingway explains about the #StopMonsanto Feature Film Project, being created to educate and inform people on the dangers of genetically modified food and crops.
Mariel Hemingway is an Academy Award nominated actress, author, yoga video producer, activist and health expert who is focused on empowering people to live their best lives.
In the video, she explains that she is passionate about the food that we eat. She says that as Americans, you have the right to eat the food you want to eat. You have the right to know what's happening to your food source... read more and watch video.

If Israel attacks Iran, US bases in Middle East will be targeted


Lebanon's Iranian-backed militant group, Hezbollah, stated on Monday that Iran could hit U.S. bases in the Middle East, should Israel attack its nuclear facilities.
Even if U.S. forces play no role in an attack on Iran, the Hezbollah leader says U.S. bases could be attacked.
Hezbollah Secretary-General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, told Al Mayadeen television in Beirut, "A decision has been taken to respond and the response will be very great." ... read more.

Video: RT's exclusive interview with President Vladimir Putin


RT was granted the very first public interview with President Vladimir Putin since his presidential inauguration. The interview gives an extremely interesting insight into Russia's views on various important world issues.
In his first post-inauguration interview, speaking in depth with RT's Kevin Owen (playing the devil's advocate to a certain extent) ahead of the APEC summit in Vladivostok, Putin discusses various current issues... read more and watch video.

Op-Ed: Maps released of GMO crop experiments in Spain


Maps have been released, showing various locations in Spain, where permission was requested in 2010 and 2011 to experiment with genetically modified crops.
While there is no proof that these experiments have gone ahead, it is worthwhile noting the locations and the crops to be grown. Crops in the 2010 experiment map include corn, cotton, potatoes and beetroot.
Spain continues to cultivate 76,000 hectares of MON 810 transgenic maize (corn) on a commercial basis, with no knowledge available currently of the locations of this cultivation. Probably safest to say that any locally grown corn should be boycotted.... read more.

Wednesday, 5 September 2012

Video: Charlotte traffic cop moves like Michael Jackson


It seems there is a talented and light-hearted traffic cop in Charlotte. He brightened everyone's day, dancing like Michael Jackson.
A while back, Digital Journal reported on a Filipino traffic cop who danced to Michael Jackson's "Billie Jean" while never missing a beat on the street and became an Internet sensation on YouTube.
Seems this traffic cop in Charlotte must have watched the video too and the trend seems to be spreading... read more and watch his moves.

Video: Vladimir Putin guides migrating cranes in hang-glider


Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, its President Vladimir Putin of Russia in his hang-glider, guiding migratory cranes on their way to Asia. Now there's something you don't get to say every day!
The Siberian cranes were raised in captivity and apparently do not know how to fly south. Environmentalists decided that they had to devise a way to lead the cranes, showing them the way to migrate... read more and watch video.

Photo essay: Before and after the fire in Málaga province


At the end of August, a raging brush fire spread through the Spanish countryside, just a few miles inland from Mijas on the Costa del Sol. Comparisons can now be made with before and after photos.
Digital Journal reported on the fire, which sparked off in Cerro Alaminos in Coín and, due to a strong wind coming from the Sierra de Mijas, then affected Alhaurín el Grande, Coín and Mijas in Málaga province. The fire then spread as far as Marbella and the Sierra de Ojén... read more and view photos.

Archbishop Desmond Tutu: Outburst at book launch in Cape Town


Archbishop Desmond Tutu seems to be getting in the news a lot these days. He's had enough, and is not afraid to let everyone know.
Digital Journal reported on September 2, that Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Desmond Tutu had called for former prime minister Tony Blair and former president George W Bush to face trial at The Hague International Criminal Court for their roles in the Iraq war.
Now Tutu has shocked an audience at a book launch at the District Six museum in Cape Town, with an outburst of anger and sheer outrage about the state of South Africa today.... read more.

Video: TSA now checks drinks purchased inside the airport


In a case of "from the sublime to the ridiculous", the TSA is now apparently testing drinks that have been purchased inside the airport for explosives.
YouTube user, Dan Holland recently uploaded the above video.
He says that while waiting in the Columbus, OH, airport for their flight to Oakland, he noticed two TSA women were testing any liquids that people held in their hands.... read more and watch video.

Police arrest piano-playing break-in artist


A homeless man in Assen, northern Netherlands, had the sudden urge to play the piano and then get some sleep. So he broke into a music shop.
The story began innocently enough. The homeless man had studied the piano for seven years, and passing a music shop in Assen, he suddenly got the urge to play again... read more.